Despite an initial sophomore slump, Euphoria aces its second season’s final episodes by recommitting to what this show does best—tantalize and sensationalize.
9 out of 12 Tamales
Tag: HBO Max
“The Batman”: One-Sentence Review
Tinged in goth and grunge, Matt Reeves’ The Batman broods new life into DC’s cornerstone franchise, and Robert Pattinson claims his place, deservedly, next to Bale and Keaton on the Rushmore of Dark Knights.
10.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Euphoria: Season One”: One-Sentence Review
Raw and sincere, Euphoria hits hard and hits often, a melancholic kaleidoscope of teenage angst and unrequited love.
11 out of 12 Tamales
“The Matrix Resurrections”: One-Sentence Review
If The Matrix Resurrections is any indication of where the metaverse is headed, it’s a hard pass.
4 out of 12 Tamales
“The White Lotus”: One-Sentence Review
Serving its comedy jet black—and brimming to the lip—The White Lotus exceeds at dishing out comedic malaise and malice.
10.5 out of 12 Tamales
“Cry Macho”: One-Sentence Review
Clint Eastwood passed on playing the lead protagonist of Cry Macho in his 60s, 70s, and 80s—unfortunately—he didn’t do the same in his 90s.
3.5 out of 12 Tamales
“In the Heights”: One-Sentence Review
The optics are fresh and exciting, but In the Height’s acoustics are inevitably only a precursor to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s follow-up magnum opus, Hamilton.
7 out of 12 Tamales
“Mare of Easttown: Season One”: One-Sentence Review
HBO Max’s everyone-might-have-done-it series, Mare of Easttown, may overplay the subterfuge, but Kate Winslet and the cast’s exceptional performance keep the audience enthralled.
9 out of 12 Tamales
“Tom and Jerry”: One-Sentence Review
Even if Tom and Jerry are a minor nuisance rather than characters capable of carrying their own film, there’s enough comedic adeptness in the live-action co-stars to make up for this classic duo’s two dimensional performance.
7 out of 12 Tamales
“The Little Things”: One-Sentence Review
By taking a novel angle on the police procedural, The Little Things eludes getting completely caught up in its menagerie of typical detective-story characters.
7.5 out of 12 Tamales
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